The minor in Public health acquaints students with the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting healthy life styles both in this country and abroad. Public health includes the study of the causes and distribution of disease frequency in human populations and interventions aimed at minimizing risk factors and preventing disease at the population level. This discipline studies community efforts for improving the environment, containing community infections, addressing the social determinants of health and developing the social machinery to maintaining the health of a population.
Minor in Public Health (For all but BSN Students) Requirements (19-20 Credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HAP 350 | The Essentials of Public Health | 3 |
| HAP 355 | Essentials of Epidemiology | 3 |
| HAP/JPS 416 | Healthcare Ethics: Public Health, Administration, and Clinical Care | 3 |
| or HAP 404 | Bioethics and Society | |
| or PHL 425 | Sciences, Ethics & Society | |
| or HAP 457 | Biomedical Ethics: Philosophical and Theological Approaches | |
| Global Health Requirement - Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Global Health: A Biosocial and Justice-Oriented Approach | ||
| Definitions of Health-Implications for Care: Austria, Hungary and the United States | ||
| Dominican Republic in Context | ||
| Research Methods Requirement - Select one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Statistics for the Social Sciences | ||
or BIO 411 | Biostatistics | |
or PLS 310 | Political Science Research Methods 2 | |
| Applied Research: Assessment and Evaluation | ||
| Select one of the following elective courses: | 3-4 | |
| Microbiology for Health Professionals | ||
| Microbiology and Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals of Microbiology | ||
| Public and Non-Profit Administration | ||
| Public Policy And Health Care | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Or select one course from Public Health major. | ||
| Total Credits | 19-20 | |
- 1
EDP 362 Dominican Republic in Context taught in the Dominican Republic.
Note: HAP majors may minor in Public Health as long as they take at least two courses listed above that are not part of their HAP major requirement.
Public Health Minor (For BSN Students only) Requirements (18 Credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| HAP 350 | The Essentials of Public Health | 3 |
| HAP 355 | Essentials of Epidemiology | 3 |
| IPE 530 | Foundations of Ethical Care | 1 |
| IPE 531 | Ethics in Professional Practice | 1 |
| IPE 532 | Ethics in Health Systems | 1 |
| Global Health Elective: | 3 | |
| Global Health: A Biosocial and Justice-Oriented Approach | ||
or ANT 561 | Definitions of Health-Implications for Care: Austria, Hungary and the United States | |
or EDP 362 | Dominican Republic in Context | |
| Research Methods: | ||
| NUR 200 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| or MTH 161 | Business Statistics | |
| Electives: | 3 | |
| Microbiology for Health Professionals | ||
| Public and Non-Profit Administration | ||
| Public Policy And Health Care | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |